ward (noun)
1: a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
2: a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
3: block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward" [syn: hospital ward]
4: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn: Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth]
5: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: Ward, [[Mrs. Humphrey Ward]], Mary Augusta Arnold Ward]
6: United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: Ward, [[Montgomery Ward]], Asron Montgomery Ward]
7: a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) [syn: cellblock] v : watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" [syn: guard]